Close Extra New Tabs

Name: Close Extra New Tabs
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Gavin Borg

A Chrome extension to keep only one new open at all times, closing extra ones.

As of June 2026, Close Extra New Tabs has 65 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

Gavin Borg Functionality & UI

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−14.5%

Rating0%

5.00

1 reviews

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Version

3.0

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	76	5.00	1	3.0
May 3, 2026	69	5.00	1	3.0
Jun 3, 2026	72	5.00	1	3.0
Now	65	5.00	1	3.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: tabs
Host access: None declared

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About

This extension will close extra New Tab pages that are open whenever you open or close another tab. It will ignore the currently focused tab.

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Icons by Linh Pham Thi Dieu
http://linhpham.me/

Project released open-source, Github project available:
https://github.com/theborg3of5/CloseExtraNewTabs

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Please note that this was made for personal use, so replies and fixes may be delayed.

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Changelog:
1.0: Initial Release - split functionality off from "Keep One Pinned Tab" (also made by this developer).
1.1: Bugfix: now actually works!
2.0: Rewrote from scratch, should now be more reliable.
3.0: Update to manifest V3 (no functional changes).